The Covetous Headsman (Paris)

"The Covetous Headsman" is one of seven short stories written by Leslie Charteris and included in the twenty-nineth Saint book The Saint in Europe published in 1953. In keeping with the book's "travelogue" formula, the story is surtitled "Paris".

Plot
After a man is found beheaded, Simon helps the victim's sister track down the culprit.

Television adaptation
"The Covetous Headsman" was adapted as an episode of The Saint TV series starring Roger Moore and was first broadcast during the show's first season on 25 October 1962.